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> No toilet doors at kinder, Or any privacy really
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post 09/02/2013, 06:55 PM
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Hi,

My daughter has just started three year old kinder. I have a concern as there are no toilet doors or privacy for children using the toilets. There are dividers between toilets, but basically if anyone looks into the largish room where the toilets are, any child on a toilet is in full view.

I understand that they probably can't put doors on there for safety reasons and children protection purposes, but not even a half door or curtain to offer SOME privacy? I just don't get it.

Can someone explain this to me? Does this seem bizarre to anyone else or is it just me? I will be asking them next time we go, but I just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this and if so would it have bothered you?

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post 09/02/2013, 06:58 PM
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This is bog standard (pardon the pun) in all places for pre-school children. It's safer for them in terms of supervision and aids toilet training by reinforcing peer group pressure. I've never been remotely concerned by it.

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post 09/02/2013, 06:59 PM
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My sons have been at 3 different preschool/kinders and they are all the same as you describe.
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post 09/02/2013, 06:59 PM
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I never thought twice about it to be honest.
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post 09/02/2013, 07:01 PM
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That is the same set up at my DD's preschool. Has never concerned me.
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post 09/02/2013, 07:02 PM
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I have never seen a preschool with anything other than what you describe. And it has never bothered me at all.
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post 09/02/2013, 07:02 PM
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is this your first daycare/kinder experience? Because every kinder and daycare centre I've been at, has this easy view into the toilets.

I have no problem with this - the staff need to be able to look in from the main room and see that all is well with one or more children, and also not leave the main room to maintain supervision in there too.

I don't find that children this age have any real need of the level of privacy that adults expect - the need for quick and thorough supervision is adequate reason for me.
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post 09/02/2013, 07:03 PM
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Our LDC does not even have cubicles, it is an open room with sinks and change table facilities. They share the room with the toddlers next door.

Never even gave it a thought. The kids seem fine with it.
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post 09/02/2013, 07:03 PM
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They were in my preschool (I'm 35 now) and I'm not scarred biggrin.gif

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post 09/02/2013, 07:03 PM
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Totally normal. Might even be a requirement.
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